Pakistan urges UN Peacebuilding Commission to address root causes of unresolved disputes By: APP on February 2, 2022UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has urged the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), a 31-member advisory body that supports peace efforts in conflict-affected countries, to play a larger role in contributing to the resolution of underlying causes of conflicts and disputes. “Priority should be given to addressing the root causes of conflict: Poverty, inequality, competition over scarce resources, […]
Tourism revenue in Turkey doubled last year By: Web Desk on January 31, 2022According to data released on Monday, Turkey’s tourism income nearly doubled to nearly $25 billion last year, and the country’s trade deficit shrank, indicating a recovery from the initial wave of COVID-19 pandemic measures in 2020. Despite rising inflation, President Tayyip Erdogan has made a transition to a current account surplus a centrepiece of his […]
Sources say Pakistan will take a $5 billion loan from China, Russia, and Kazakhstan By: Web Desk on January 31, 2022ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan tries desperately to stabilize its FX reserves, the federal government has chosen to seek $5 billion in loans from China, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Pakistan is expected to receive a $3 billion loan from China and a $2 billion loan from Russia and Kazakhstan, according to details. The Chinese loan will be used […]
India should be stopped from killing innocent Kashmiris in IIOJK: Pro Cheng By: APP on January 31, 2022BEIJING: The international community should take decisive measures to resolutely stop India from seriously violating the fundamental human rights of Kashmiris especially their right to survival. In January this year alone, the Indian occupation forces have martyred at least 23 Kashmiris in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). These views were expressed by Cheng […]
China Media Group releases multilingual song for Beijing Winter Olympic By: APP on January 29, 2022BEIJING: China Media Group’s Asian and African Broadcasting Department has released a multilingual video song dedicated to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The song titled “Together for a Shared Future” has been sung by more than 20 singers from 15 countries, including Pakistan, Japan, Mangolia, Laos, Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Iran and Kenya. The singers have […]
President Xi, other world leaders to attend Beijing 2022 Olympic opening ceremony By: APP on January 29, 2022BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, hold a welcoming banquet for foreign heads of state, heads of government, members of royal families and heads of international organizations attending the opening ceremony, and have relevant bilateral activities from February 4 to 6, Chinese Foreign Ministry […]
Tajik side asks for a ceasefire over telephonic conversation By: Web Desk on January 28, 2022The Department of Information and Communications of the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic informs that at the initiative of the Tajik side, at 21:45, a telephone conversation took place between the First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for National Security – Director of the Border Service […]
30 years of China-Central Asia relations experience exceptional trajectory By: APP on January 28, 2022BEIJING: President Xi Jinping has chaired a virtual summit commemorating the 30 years of strong diplomatic ties between China and Central Asian Republics recently. The meeting is the first high-level diplomatic engagement between China and Central Asian heads of state this year. The meeting is an important step towards reviewing the achievements and building further […]
Egyptian, Saudi leaders to attend Olympics: state media By: app/afp on January 28, 2022Beijing: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are among over 20 foreign dignitaries who will attend next week’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, Chinese state media said Friday. The dignitaries will be present for the February 4 opening ceremony, a welcome banquet and talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, […]
Erdogan vows punishment over alleged insult by journalist By: AFP on January 27, 2022Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wednesday promised that a well-known television journalist would not go “unpunished” after she was arrested for allegedly insulting him. Police detained Sedef Kabas at her home at 2:00 am on Saturday, just hours after she aired the comments and then posted them on Twitter to her 900,000 followers. She was formally arrested after appearing […]